Recognition

Our pro bono work and philanthropy have garnered numerous awards and honors, including the following more recent recognitions:

2009

• WilmerHale was honored with the 2009 Outstanding Pro Bono Law Firm Award by the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR). PAIR is a nationally recognized model that works to secure safety and freedom for asylum-seekers who have fled from persecution throughout the world and to promote the rights of immigrants unjustly detained.
  
• The Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs presented WilmerHale with an "Outstanding Achievement Award" for our work in representing Liem Truong against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for violation of the federal Family & Medical Leave Act.
  
• WilmerHale has consistently ranked in the American Lawyer Pro Bono Scorecard's list of the top firms for pro bono, most recently ranking 9 out of 100 law firms on the 2009 Pro Bono Scorecard.
  
• The firm was included in the annual American Lawyer "A-List", a compilation of the leading US firms and honoring overall excellence, including financial success, commitment to pro bono work, workforce diversity and the training and development of younger lawyers.
  
• The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project honored the legal team that represented Marty Tankleff at their Second Annual Awards Luncheon, receiving the Defender of Innocence award. 
  
• The Boston Business Journal named WilmerHale the "Area's Largest Pro Bono Law Firm" on their 2009 list, comprised of 25 local law firms. The rankings were based on the number of pro bono hours worked in Massachusetts in 2008. 
  
• The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) presented WilmerHale with its 2009 Pro Bono Counsel Award at the McKinney-Vento Awards Dinner in Washington DC.

• The Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs recognized WilmerHale with two Outstanding Achievement awards for pro bono work on behalf of the Committee in Mazloum v. District of Columbia and Spray v. S Corp.
  
  
• At the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference, the firm received the Daniel M. Gribbon Pro Bono Advocacy Award for work on behalf of our pro bono client, Timothy Naegele.

• WilmerHale was presented with the 2008 National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Beacon of Justice Award in recognition of our significant and exemplary commitment to providing pro bono representation to people on death row.

• WilmerHale ranked among the top firms in The American Lawyer "A-List" recognizing the top 20 US law firms based on results in four categories: revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction and diversity. WilmerHale placed 7th in the nation for pro bono with an average of 126.9 pro bono hours worked per lawyer and 63.5% of lawyers with more than 20 hours of pro bono work. The firm has consistently placed in the top ten since The American Lawyer pro bono survey was instituted.
  
  
• In recognition of the firm's work on behalf of Guantanamo detainees, the firm received the Beacon of Justice award by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association.
  
  
• WilmerHale was honored by the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference for meeting the Conference's pro bono goal of at least 40% of all associates, counsel and partners meeting 50 pro bono hours per year. WilmerHale has met this goal every year since 2003.
  
  
• Partner Stephen Oleskey received the ABA’s Pro Bono Publico Award for enhancing the human dignity of others by delivering volunteer legal services to our nation's underprivileged. Click here to view Mr. Oleskey's award video clip.